At least 602 journalists died of COVID-19 around the world in ten months last year – 60 per month or two per day on average since March 1, 2020, the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Tuesday. The organization said in a press release that these deaths could have been prevented and people working … The post COVID-19 kills over
Hohoe High Court, on Wednesday, adjourned sine dine a case before it seeking to place an “order of perpetual injunction” restraining Mr Kofi Adams from presenting himself to be sworn-in as MP-elect for Buem or holding himself as such. The decision by the Court was as a result of failure on the part of applicants … The post Hohoe High Court adjourns
The Wenchi High Court presided by Justice Fredrick Arnold Nawurah has quashed a restraining order filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the inauguration of Mr Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Techiman South Constituency. The Party filed the injunction praying the court to restrain the inauguration of the … The post Wenchi
More than 15,228 beneficiaries have received support both in grants and loans from the NBSSI/Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme (Nkosuo). The programme forms part of a partnership between the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) and the Mastercard Foundation and focuses on supporting MSMEs and start-ups in sectors such as Agriculture and … The post More
The World Bank says the global economy will expand by 4 per cent if COVID-19 vaccines deployment become widespread. In a statement copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the Bank says in its January 2021 Global Economic Prospects that, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year, the global economy will expand 4 per cent … The post World
The African Union has transferred all functions related to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Accra, Ghana. The decision of the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Heads of State and Governments, positions Ghana as a gateway to trade and investment in Africa. Mr Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of AfCFTA, … The post All
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s economy is on track despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said though the disease threatened to derail the gains made in the first three years of his administration, the proactive decisions taken by government to fight the pandemic, as well as revitalise and transform the economy … The post Ghana’s
Domestic fire outbreaks are on the rise in Ghana following statistics of fire outbreaks in 2019 and 2020, which projected 1,822 and 1,910 fires from January to October in both years, respectively. Statistics from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) showed that domestic fire outbreaks were the highest in 2019 and 2020. The domestic fire … The post Domestic fire outbreaks
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted the restrictions on football to allow fans to the stadium to watch the Ghana leagues with a capacity of 25 per cent. It is recalled that, On Sunday, September 20, 2020 in his Update No. 17 on measures taken by Government to combat the spread of Coronavirus, the … The post Ghana government lifts restrictions on football
The Supreme Court has quashed an interim injunction of a Ho High Court seeking to prevent the Member of Parliament-elect for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu, from being gazetted. The Ho High Court, on December 23, 2020, granted an interim injunction restraining the Electoral Commission (EC) from gazetting John Amewu of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). … The post Supreme Court
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said sanity has been restored in the Banking Sector of the country. He said the Bank of Ghana, under new leadership, intervened in the banking crisis and, in the process, had saved the banks involved and 4.6 million depositors’ funds. President Akufo-Addo, who was speaking at the last … The post Banking sector has been
Some 13 voters from the Oti Region have sued Kofi Adams, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament-elect for the Buem Constituency and the Electoral Commission (EC) in a Hohoe High Court for excluding them from the December 7 Parliamentary election. The voters include Stephen Brempong, Wing Commander (rtd) Emmanuel Kusi Apietu, Johnson Addo, Titus … The post Kofi
The creation of the Oti Region, among the six regions created in December 2018, was to bring governance nearer to the people, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday. He said the demand by the people in that area for a new region dated more than 60 years back, with accompanying unhappiness and agitation … The post Creation
The Builsa North District in the Upper East Region has been upgraded to the status of a Municipality. Mr David Amoabil Afoko, the Municipal Chief Executive, said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sandema, the Municipal capital. “It was upgraded into a Municipality through a Legislative Instrument (LI) 2422. So … The post Builsa North District
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